Transcript United States of America

United States of
America
United States Flag
• Colors: Red, White, and Blue
• Stripes of flag alternating the colors red and
white.
• 13 stripes represents the original 13 colonies.
• Top left of flag is blue background with 50
white stars.
• 50 stars represents the # of U.S. states.
• The flag of the United States earned the
nickname “Star-Spangled Banner” after the
battle of Fort McHenry during the War of
1812.
United States History
• 13 colonies separated from Britain
(the British)
• Famous document: Declaration of
Independence *This document announced to
the world that the 13 English colonies wanted
to establish their own gov’t.
• 1st elected president of the United States was
George Washington.
• Famous document: Constitution *This
document is considered to be the ultimate
“law of the land” in the U.S.
Wars involving the United States
• American Revolutionary War
• War of 1812
• Civil War- United States vs United States *Battle
was fought between the North and the South
(Union vs Confederate)
• World War 1
• World War 2
• Vietnam War
• Desert Storm
Extra Credit for your Test
• If you wear something that says Ohio State on
Tuesday for your test, you will get +5 extra
credit points.
• If you wear something red and gray, you will
receive +4 points.
• If you wear something red or gray, you will
receive +3 points.
United States Geography
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50 States
Delaware was the 1st state
Kentucky was the 15th state
Hawaii was the 50th state
Mountains=Rocky, Appalachian, Great Smoky,
Cascade, Mt. McKinley
• Rivers= Mississippi, Ohio, Colorado, Rio Grande,
Arkansas
• 5 great lakes= HOMES
• 3rd largest country in the world
United States Entertainment
• Movies that have made the most money:
1) Avatar 2) Titanic *Gone with the Wind
• Famous singers/groups: Elvis Presley, Beatles
• Popular tourist attractions: Grand Canyon,
Disneyland, Disneyworld, Times square,
Yellowstone National Park, Wash D.C.
• Sports: MLB, NFL, NHL, NBA, Nascar are all
professional sports. College football and
college basketball also highly watched.
• Super Bowl is always the highest rated sports
game each year.